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ACI Prensa Staff, Feb 11, 2024 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Lent is a time of conversion and penance that the Catholic Church offers to believers to prepare for and live the Easter triduum — the mystery of the passion, death… […]
Pope Francis prays during his general audience address in the Paul VI Audience Hall at the Vatican on Dec. 27, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media
CNA Staff, Jan 2, 2024 / 13:50 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis’ prayer intention for the month of January is for… […]
Pope Francis presides at the annual celebration of “first vespers,” or evening prayer, for the vigil of the solemnity of Mary, Mother of God, on Dec. 31, 2023. / Credit: Vatican Media
Rome Newsroom, Dec 31, 2023 / 12:55 pm (CNA).
Pope Francis r… […]
John Carroll (1735-1815) was the first Catholic bishop, not just in, but of the United States, for during the first 18 years of his episcopate, his Diocese of Baltimore encompassed the entire country. Carroll was […]
Cardinal Robert Sarah speaks alongside Father Guillermo Gutiérrez at the lecture at La Salle University in Mexico City on June 26, 2023. / Credit: La Salle University
ACI Prensa Staff, Jul 1, 2023 / 07:00 am (CNA).
Cardinal Robert Sarah, prefec… […]
The three days prior to Ascension Thursday have been traditionally known as “Rogation Days” or the “Minor Litanies,” with the “Major Rogation” being observed on April 25. Their purpose was to beg God (rogare, to […]
Pope Francis greets staff at the Gemelli Hospital in Rome, July 11, 2021. / Vatican Media.
Vatican City, Apr 1, 2023 / 04:16 am (CNA).
Pope Francis was discharged from the hospital Saturday morning after a three-night stay in Rome’s Gemelli Hos… […]
Harrison Butker, an NFL kicker for the Kansas City Chiefs, is an altar server at Traditional Latin Masses. / Screenshot from EWTN YouTube video
CNA Newsroom, Feb 25, 2023 / 07:02 am (CNA).
Even though Harrison Butker kicked the winning field go… […]
In the calendar for the Extraordinary Form of the Roman Rite and for communities of the Anglican Usage, the Church offers three preparatory Sundays leading up to Lent (Septuagesima, Sexagesima, Quinqugesima – that is, 70, […]
“All of man’s misfortune comes from one thing, which is not knowing how to sit quietly in a room.” Blaise Pascal, who offers this insight, also notes in his Pensées that we fear silence more […]
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